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Westbury 4.4 16/04/2021 at 22:40 #138712
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Westbury version 4.4 has been released.

There are a number of significant changes to the Sim.

Primarily the Reading panel area has been rebuilt all the way from checking the track circuit lengths and shapes through to the signalling and interlocking control tables.
Elsewhere all the ground frames have been rebuilt to better reflect the real method of operation.
Bradford level crossing controls have been rebuilt to better reflect the correct operation.

The Manual has been updated and provides further information.

Various bugs have been fixed too.

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Westbury 4.4 17/04/2021 at 11:46 #138724
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Peter Bennet in post 138712 said:
Westbury version 4.4 has been released.

There are a number of significant changes to the Sim.

Primarily the Reading panel area has been rebuilt all the way from checking the track circuit lengths and shapes through to the signalling and interlocking control tables.
Elsewhere all the ground frames have been rebuilt to better reflect the real method of operation.
Bradford level crossing controls have been rebuilt to better reflect the correct operation.

The Manual has been updated and provides further information.

Various bugs have been fixed too.

Peter
This is good news. Westbury is another of my favourite sims partly because I like having to clear routes after a trains have traversed it

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Westbury 4.4 21/04/2021 at 16:58 #138891
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As I see, the crossing bug at Bradford on Avon is fixed. However the incorrectly described train message at Bedwyn still reads "???□s".
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Westbury 4.4 21/04/2021 at 17:05 #138894
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Albert in post 138891 said:
As I see, the crossing bug at Bradford on Avon is fixed. However the incorrectly described train message at Bedwyn still reads "???□s".

Bug seems fixed, but manual still lists it under known bugs.

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Westbury 4.4 25/04/2021 at 10:15 #139020
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One bug that still persists is that trains from Swindon calling at Bradford Junction turn back to Swindon after calling instead of proceeding towards Westbury (e.g. 6V07 in the 130220 TT).
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Westbury 4.4 25/04/2021 at 10:20 #139022
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Albert in post 139020 said:
One bug that still persists is that trains from Swindon calling at Bradford Junction turn back to Swindon after calling instead of proceeding towards Westbury (e.g. 6V07 in the 130220 TT).
That one passed me by. - Fixed

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Westbury 4.4 25/04/2021 at 10:31 #139024
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And signal 838 at Newbury P1 seems to display only red/yellow, is this correct?
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Westbury 4.4 25/04/2021 at 11:03 #139025
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Albert in post 139024 said:
And signal 838 at Newbury P1 seems to display only red/yellow, is this correct?
That's how I read the control table, there is no mention of a G aspect. Though, I can see it could just be an omission.


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Westbury 4.4 25/04/2021 at 12:46 #139029
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It's well possible that I reported some issues only in timetable threads and hence they didn't make their way to Mantis ahead of the re-release.

I hit another one related to reversing trains today: trains from the platform via the Down Trowbridge Siding to the Engine Sidings don't reverse, but hit the buffers in the Down Trowbridge Siding instead. I believe this issue also pre-dates Westbury 4.4.

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Westbury 4.4 25/04/2021 at 15:11 #139039
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Peter Bennet in post 139025 said:
Albert in post 139024 said:
And signal 838 at Newbury P1 seems to display only red/yellow, is this correct?
That's how I read the control table, there is no mention of a G aspect. Though, I can see it could just be an omission.


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Discussed it elsewhere and am advised that it should be green.

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Westbury 4.4 25/04/2021 at 15:39 #139043
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Albert in post 139029 said:
It's well possible that I reported some issues only in timetable threads and hence they didn't make their way to Mantis ahead of the re-release.

I hit another one related to reversing trains today: trains from the platform via the Down Trowbridge Siding to the Engine Sidings don't reverse, but hit the buffers in the Down Trowbridge Siding instead. I believe this issue also pre-dates Westbury 4.4.
Can't see any issues there and I ran a train in/out which worked fine.

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Westbury 4.4 25/04/2021 at 16:23 #139047
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It only seems to happen with trains reversing into the Engine Sidings. Trains coming out of there are fine.

Attached a snapshot where 5F91 is just leaving the station is about to hit the buffers.

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Westbury 4.4 25/04/2021 at 17:02 #139050
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Albert in post 139047 said:
It only seems to happen with trains reversing into the Engine Sidings. Trains coming out of there are fine.

Attached a snapshot where 5F91 is just leaving the station is about to hit the buffers.
The timetable says Up Trowbridge, not Down Trowbridge.

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Westbury 4.4 26/04/2021 at 18:08 #139103
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Thanks, you're right of course. Reported it in the TT thread.

Would it be possible to add platform numbers (or line codes) at Newbury Racecourse? In the 130220 TT, train 2K52 has a long stop at Newbury Racecourse to be overtaken by 1C89 and according to RealTimeTrains it uses platform 3 (in the loop) for this in real life. It would be useful to have either line codes or platform numbers for such movements.

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Westbury 4.4 30/04/2021 at 19:07 #139227
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Is this Westbury 4.4 still out?

Can't see it in the timetable section for download

Understand if taken off for reworking

Thanks

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Westbury 4.4 30/04/2021 at 19:16 #139228
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axmh in post 139227 said:
Is this Westbury 4.4 still out?

Can't see it in the timetable section for download

Understand if taken off for reworking

Thanks
It's not a timetable, it's the latest version of the simulation. Click 'Check for updates' to install if you haven't already.

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Westbury 4.4 30/04/2021 at 19:20 #139229
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Steamer in post 139228 said:
axmh in post 139227 said:
Is this Westbury 4.4 still out?

Can't see it in the timetable section for download

Understand if taken off for reworking

Thanks
It's not a timetable, it's the latest version of the simulation. Click 'Check for updates' to install if you haven't already.

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